The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-03

officers caught him unawares, and, despite
the resistance of his wife, managed 10 sub
due him. He was taken to Lee Smiths
store, Ell route to Ellijay, where the officers
had promised to await the arrival of friends
who would go on his bond. A crowd of
Edmondsou's friends finally reached the
store, and while they were there the prisoner
succeeded in effecting his escape through a
rear window Stephens at once started in
pursuit, but he turned his ankle and had to
give up the chase, Edmondson effecting his
escape. While Stephens was in pursuit of
Edmondson, Finlay, who had strained his
back in the first struggle, was set upon by
some of the latter's friends and threatened
with revolver He didn't scare worth a
cent though, and made the two parties sur
render their weapons at the point of his
revolver. 1t is altogether probable that
something more will be heard of this cose.
FLORIDA.
Strawberries are still plentiful in Scr
rento.
Brevard county will have to be redis-
tricted.
Titusville is considering the water works
question.
A wind storm demolished a saw mill at
O'Brien last week
Titusville has horsefies and blind mos
quitoes BY the thousands.
The Presbyterians are holding interesting
meeting at New Branford.
A commercial travellers association for
Florida is being organized.
Tomatoes are doing well at Forest Grove.
Over 200 crates left there Tuesday.
The shipment of pineapples from the In
dian river country has commenced.
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were all closed Wednesday by order of the
Mayor.
Quarterly meeting will be held in the
Methodist church, at Fruitland Park, Sat
uriay and Sunday, June and 5.
Guiding Star Division, Sons of Temper
ance, of East Jacksonville, will hold its an
nual picnic at Pablo on June Is.
w. C. Braddock, of Denver, has sold his
entire stock of goods to Mr.. Eugene William
son and another party from Alabama.
d. S. Williams, of Panasoffkee, has shipped
$500 quarts of Strawberries from two and
three quarter acres, realizing handsome
profit.
Mr.. Davis is putting in a saw mill east of
Lake Buffrom. A post Office has recently
been established in that neighborhood, and
a store will soon be added. RI
The st. Augustine Improvement Com
pany will shortly begin the erection of a
S50, 900 residence for William G. Warden,
opposite the San Marco Hotel
1t is reported that gentleman from Phil
adelphia has purchased large tract of very
fine land near Newnansville, and will locate
a colony on it in the near future
The Florida Baptist, of Live Oak, pub
liShed in the interest of the colored Baptists
of the State, has been suspended. Efforts
are being made to resume its publication.
Deputy Sheriff McCaa arrested young
negro Tuesday near Sumterville, who is
wanted at Anthony for stealing watch and
money from an old colored woman some
time ago.
Millions of little moths have been noticed
about Palatka in the past few days They
hover about the orange trees, and a short
distance OFF look like clouds of smoke issuing
from the trees.
The Daily Record, Of Gainesville, came
out Tuesday morning under a new head,
and has been enlarged from five columns to
six columns, which shows that the Record
intends to stay.
Early in June the Griffin property at
Crescent City will be sold under foreclosure
of mortgage 1t is stated that purchasers
from another State will be present to bid
on these desirable lots.
Douglas Gilyard brought into Ocala Fri
day huge Cuban Queen watermelon
which turned the scales at thirty-one
pounds. The melon measured nearly three
feet around its middle.
The Indian river bank is covered in some
places with young frogs. There are myriads
of their literally covering the ground in
many spots Until the river became so
fresh this has not been the case before
The chances are Arthur Schleman, of San
ford, will challenge the light weights of
Florida for a sparring match to come off in
Sanford on the occasion of the Fourth of
July. Arthur is a public spirited citizen.
Capt F. A. Gilmore, of the schooner st.
Johns, now at Jacksonville, has chartered
to load lumber for New London, Conn.
Fifty thousand will be taken on board at
Jacksonville and the remainder at Fernan-
dina. ......
The first carload of melons from Plant
City was shipped Tuesday by j. r. Edmond
son to Savannah Many of these melons
will weigh 50 pounds and up and are very
fine The melon crop at that place is i'm
mense.
The schooner Pnlatlxa from Belfast, ar
rived at Jacksonville last week. She
made the run from Rockland to Frying Pan
Shoals in five and a half days The Palatka
will load lumber at Satilla river for New
York at SIS.
It is astonishing TO see the immense num-
Der of young orange trees in nurseries
Putnam county, especially near
Crescent City. Thousands of Tangerines and
naval buds are being set to be ready for
market this winter
The Ba2dad Sash Factory Company on
the Clearwater is running full time and has
plenty of work. They received an order
last week from Texas for 700 pair Of sashes,
800 pair of blinds, 800 doors and other house
material. .......
The scare has had one beneficial effect.
says the Key West Democrat, it has made
all the peddlers pack their knapsacks and
leave. These fellows have become so OBJ
noxious of late that private families have
been forced to keen their front doors barred
so as TO escape their visits.
A meeting for the purpose of making ar
for the regular Fouth of July
celebration and yacht race met at Aliens
Hall, Titusville, Monday night, and elected
)tiicers. The celebration Is expected to be a
arge one, and boats from Jacksonville and
81. Augustine will be looked for.
A meeting was held in the Board of Trade
'ooin. st. Augustine, Tuesday evening. for
he purpose OF organizing a building and
oan association. Some of the principle
BUSINESS men Of the city wore repiHRnted,
,1 2, temporary organization Mx5 itfYned,
Mr. d. Gaillard petnt shossu PfSsI'snt